TORONTO, ON August 12, 2015 – RTDNA Canada opposes in the strongest terms the charges laid against CTV News correspondent Tom Walters filed by St. Louis County while he reported on the protests in Ferguson, Missouri last year. RTDNA President Ian Koenigsfest said, “ Tom was simply doing his job under extremely trying conditions and we call on

TORONTO, ON August 12, 2015 – RTDNA Canada opposes in the strongest terms the charges laid against CTV News correspondent Tom Walters filed by St. Louis County while he reported on the protests in Ferguson, Missouri last year. RTDNA President Ian Koenigsfest said, “ Tom was simply doing his job under extremely trying conditions and we call on the authorities to drop the charges against Tom and the other journalists who have also been charged.” Koenigsfest added, “ RTDNA Canada fully supports CTV News in their defense of Tom Walters and the organization’s unwavering commitment to defending the rights of all journalists.”

RTDNA Canada is the voice of electronic and digital journalists and news managers in Canada. The members of RTDNA Canada recognize the responsibility of broadcast journalists to promote and to protect the freedom to report independently about matters of public interest and to present a wide range of expressions, opinions and ideas. The RTDNA Canada Code of Ethics, adopted by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council, is used to measure fairness and accuracy in our profession.

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For more information, contact Ian Koenigsfest, President, RTDNA Canada at (604) 331.2790 or via email at president@rtdnacanada.com. Alternatively, you may contact Yuliana Paspalovski at (437) 836.3088 or via email at admin@rtdnacanada.com.